Hair curling device



Dec. 10, 1940. M. WIDEMAN 2,224,328

HAIR- CURLING DEVICE Filed May 15 1940 llllllllllllll 77v 1 I v I mvsmon Merl/m BY O N EY Patented Dec. 10, 1940 UNITED" fsTArEs. PATENT I. .-.2,2;4,328 I I mus CURIJNG Davies l Mervin'Wideman. New Y ork Application May-15, 1140,Serial-No.3.35,21

This invention relates to hair curlers and more particularly to a type of curler which forms a. curl flatwisely-against the head and which holds the formed curl in;plaee while a hairpin is caused 5 to embrace theqcurl .and, thereafter support it gwhenthe curler is removed; Y

own hair speedily and effectively. 6' I acurl; of means for-holding the formedicurl fiatmember is-forced outof the curl by'pressure of the end of the curlforming member against the 7 head, and of means for guiding ahair; pin across the formed curl while the curl is-held against the 20. head, to cause the hairpin tovembrace the curl and holdit' in place after the curling device is removed. I

A further object of the invention is to provide in a single structure,;means for preparing a hair 7 formed; curl flatwisely against, the ,head, "and means for'guiding; one'or more :hair pinstoycause them to engage, embrace and fiatwisely hold the 30 formed curl in position on thehead.

. 2 hereof,- Fig.,1 is a; side elevationof a, hair curler constructed in accordance with the invention; Fig.2is a plan view of the same; Fig. Sis asec- 40 which the parts appear when v the forrned ;cur1 is held againstthe head and a hairpin isbeing inserted to embrace-the curland hold itin place;

Fig. 6 is an end view of the structure in, 1,the posi- I tion shown in Fig. 5; Fig. T is a sectional Eview of a modified strueturej and Fig.3 is a side elevation of a form of hairpin foundsatisfactory for usein connection with the curler.

Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, I indicatesgasleeve which the device. Secured byany Y suitable means on tegrallylwiththe sleeve, is acon bi, said comb in the 'form' shown," having a tubular or socket por- 55 ti0nwhichfits tightly on the end of h sleeve wisely against the head while the'curl-forming tionalview on the. line 3--3 of Fig. -.2, 1ooking. in

constitutes themain element or body portion of I I or. is secured thereon byany "suitable" means. The comb 2 is -a.daptedforv;use,= in -.-combinge out a strand f hairv preparatorysto forming.the same into a curl :by vazcurl-iormingmeans :located: at

and movable into and out ofathe opposite end oi 5 athe-sleeve. Mounted for slidable movement. in

".The primary object of the, inventionJis-to provide a simple, easily-operated device of. the char- I acterdescribed by whicha person may ,curl her the sleeve. I is a tubularzcunbforrningmember 4 which is normally projected partly out-of 2onez=end of the sleeve, as clearly .shownrin Figs.-:.1..to 3"inv V clusive,"by means of :.the"icoil.;spring housedailo .More particularly, the; invention contemplates i. 9 the provision of acurl-forming member-around which a strand ,of-hair isWrapped toform' it into Within theasleeve I and exertingxpres-sure'against the closed end'Bofrthe curle-fonningsmemberj.

1- The sleeve I is formed withran elongated .-.slot

1 through which lugs 8 .ontheJcurl forming. memher 4 extend, said lugsconstitutinga support form the pivot pin" 9 extending athroughtxthe *ears 1- I 0 projecting from the fingerepieced Iasof anxelongated-finger 12. v The lllgSfB .2180 3101254318EZ StOIJS against the end .0f=':slot41y-and rth'erebyi limit the extent of projectionnofvthe; curleforming' member::

; member tin the position: shown in.Figs.'1 and 2. strand for formation into a. curl, m'eans"for curl- .ing the strand so prepared, means for holding the Accordingly, when itaisiidesired to..for-m" a cur1;,..,25 the end -.of the strandofkhair. that hasbeen prepared by the use ofthe comb "2 isinsertedzbetween the'finger 9 and. the: periphery, of :the vcurlaforming member I and; the curlrforming member is v then rotated to wrap .or wind: up the strandzoiwo In the accompanyingdrawing .formingaa part 1 I On one end of the;=;;sle'eve.

the end carrying the'ycomb 2; is ianzenlar'gement or head I4, ,of substantially-.disk-like :shape;.:the

same projecting radially from gtheaxsleevewl1 and adapted. to 'form, an-. abutmentwforsthe curl; l5, as

shown in Fig. 5,- to hold thecurlragainstthe surface 36 of I the head-of a-the individual. (while the curl-forming; memherljiszzbeing withdrawn i4o ,outof the curl; as-will be hereinafteridescribed, "and while the hairj pin shown vat1H5!andidisclosed in detail in 8 is;moveddntomosition to embrace the curl and ,holdait flatwiselysagainstithe Y scalp. The abutment 1,4. is .rigi'dly, secured? to',31orx it may form. an. integral: part". of,, the :sleeve' I and it-is provided: with a transversely --extending In the embodimentot. the invention shown in W l l v the insertion of the pin Ifiwithin theguidegroove one end of .said,s1eeve,tor. possibly formedin- I I1, the ends of the groove. are: slightlyidiaredvas shown at IBin-Fig. 4. andiare-provided:;with .guiding flanges I9. 1 In order to permit thexhainpin;I6 toassfromg'g55 one side of the enlargement l4 to the other side,

is substantially as follows:

The hair to be curled is first moistened in the conventional manner and then a strand to be formed into a curl is engaged by the comb 2 and combed outwardly from the head thereby. The end of the strand so prepared is next engaged between the finger l2 and the surface of the curl-forming member 4. To prevent slippage oi the end of the curl from between the curl-forming member and the finger l2, the curl-forming member may be provided with an elongated depression 2| while the finger may be similarly grooved as shown at 22, or the two meeting surfaces of the parts l2 and 4 may be otherwise roughened or irregularly formed to frictionally engage the hair. With the end of the strand of hair so engaged between the parts 4 and I2, the curl-forming member 4 is then rotated toward the head to wrap or wind up the strand of hair upon it. When the curl-forming member, with the curl wrapped about it, reaches the head, it is turned inwardly to present the end or tip 23 of said member against the scalp and it is lightly pressed against the head to cause it to be pushed out of the curl l5 and to recede within the tube against the tension of the spring 5. The enlargement or abutment i4 is provided with a cutout section 24 through which the finger l2 may move while it and the curl-forming member are moved out of the curl i5, leaving the curl held fiatwisely against the head or scalp i6 by the enlargement or abutment I4. At this point a hair pin iii, in the form substantially shown in Fig. 8, is inserted in one of the flared ends I8 of the guide groove l1 and forced through said groove by the fingers. The hair pin so moved will embrace the curl and as soon as the hair pin has been fully inserted, as shown in Fig. 6, the curler may be moved away from the head, leaving the formed curl maintained in place fiatwisely against the head by the hair pin IS.

The hair pin l6 shown in Fig. 8 is preferably provided with the outwardly flared ends 25 to facilitate its passage over the curl when it is inserted through the guide groove II.

By the device shown, curls may be speedily formed, since it is merely necessary to draw a strand of hair outwardly from the head by the comb 2; engage it between members 4 and i2; rotate the curler to form the curl; place the end 23 of the curler against the head and push lightly to force the member 4 inside of the sleeve l and out of the curl and insert a hair pin through the guide groove I! to embrace the curl, and then move the curler away from the head.

In the modification shown in Fig. 7 the enlargement or abutment I4 is provided with two hair pin guide grooves 21 and 28, the same being substantially similar in construction to that shown in Fig. 4 except that two are provided at an angle to one another so that either two hair pins may be inserted or if only one is used, at least one of the grooves will be presented at a convenient angle to permit it to be easily reached and the hair pin inserted through it. With this arrangement, the curl-forming member is composed of four segments 29 movable out of suitably shaped segmental openings 30 in the enlargement l4. This and other modifications may be made in the structure without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim is:

1. A hair curling device comprising a guide member, curl-forming means carried thereby and movable relatively thereto. an abutment onthe guide member for holding a formed curl against the scalp while the curl-forming means is withdrawn from said curl, and a hair pin guide extending transversely of the longitudinal axis of said member and through which a hair pin may be manually inserted for guiding said pin to cause it to embrace the curl transversely of said curl to hold the curl fiatwisely against the head when the curl-forming means is withdrawn from the curl, said hair pin guide being located on the abutment.

2. A hair curling device comprising a guide member, curl-forming means carried thereby and movable relatively thereto, an abutment on the guide member for holding a formed curl against the scalp while the curl-forming means is withdrawn from said curl, and a hair pin guide for guiding a pin to cause it to embrace the curl transversely of said curl to hold the curl flatwisely against the head when the curl-forming means is withdrawn from the curl, said hair pin guide comprising a passage extending across the abutment and passing through the curl-forming means.

3. A hair curling device comprising, a sleeve, a tubular curl-forming member telescopically mounted in the sleeve, a spring within the sleeve operative to force the curl-forming member partly out of the sleeve, an abutment on the sleeve for holding a formed curl against the head while the curl-forming member is forced out of the curl by pressure of said member against the head, a hair pin guide extending transversely of the longitudinal axis of said sleeve provided on the abutment through which a hair pin may be manually forced to cause it to embrace the curl transversely while said curl is held against the head by the abutment.

4. A hair curling device comprising, a sleeve, a tubular curl-forming member telescopically mounted in the sleeve, a spring within the sleeve operative against the curl-forming member to force the same partly out of the sleeve, an abutment on one end of the sleeve for holding a formed curl against the head while the curlforming member is forced out of the curl by manual pressure of the curl-forming member against the head and against the tension of the spring, a hair pin guide extending transversely of said abutment and facing the formed curl and through which a hair pin may be manually directed to cause the hair pin to embrace the curl transversely of the axis of the curl while said curl is held fiatwisely against the head by the abutment, and to thereafter hold the curl in position fiatwisely against the head when the curling device is removed from the curl.

5. A hair curling device comprising, a sleeve having a comb on one end for preparing a strand of hair to be curled, a curl-forming member mounted within the sleeve and extensible out of its other end to engage the strand of hair and enable it to be formed into a curl, a disk-like abutment at the end of the sleeve from which the curl-forming member emerges for holding the curl so formed flatwisely against the head while the curl-forming member is pushed out of the formed curl and into the sleeve, and a guide through which a hair pin may be manually pushed to embrace the formed curl transversely of the axis of said curl, said guide consisting of a groove extending transversely of the disk-like abutment.

6. A hair curling device comprising a sleeve, a comb secured on one end of the sleeve for preparing a strand of hair to be curled, a tubular curl-forming member slidably mounted within the sleeve and adapted to partly emerge from the opposite end of the sleeve, a coil spring within the sleeve for engagement with the curl-forming member to force the same partly out of the sleeve, stop-means for limiting the movement of the curl-forming member out of the sleeve, means carried by the curl-forming member for holding the strand of hair against the curlforming member to permit said strand to be wrapped around said member, an abutment at one end of the sleeve for holding the formed curl flatwisely against the head while the curlforming member is forced out of the curl and into the sleeve by pressure of one end of the curlforming member against the head, and guide means for enabling a hair pin to be manually directed to embrace the formed curl transversely of the axis of said curl while it is held against the head by the abutment, said guide means including a groove in the abutment extending transversely thereof and a slot in the curl-forming member through which the hair pin may be passed.

'7. In a hair curling device, means for preparing a strand of hair for formation into a curl, a curl-forming element around which the strand is wrapped to form it into a curl, means for holding the curl so formed flatwisely against the head while the curl-forming element is withdrawn from within the curl, and a transverse guide for the reception of a hair pin manually inserted transversely of the 'curl to embrace and retain the curl flatwisely against the head as the curl-forming element is withdrawn from its position within the curl.

8. In a hair curling device, a curl-forming element around which a strand of hair is wrapped to form it into a curl, means for engaging the curled strand and holding it flatwisely against the head while the curl-forming element is withdrawn from within the curl, and a guide means for directing a hair pin around and transversely across the curl while the curl is held against the head by the holding means.

9. A hair curling device comprising, a sleeve having a comb at one end and an enlargement at the other end, a tube slidable in said sleeve, a spring in the sleeve operative to normally force the tube partly out of the sleeve, means on the tube for engaging a strand of hair whereby the strand may be wrapped around the tube to form it into a curl, and a guide formed transversely of the enlargement through which 'a hair pin may be thrust to enable said pin to embrace the curl transversely of the axis of said curl while said curl is held flatwisely against the head by the enlargement.

10. In a hair curling device, a pair of telescopic elements, one of which comprises a member around which a strand of hair is wrapped to form it into a curl, the other member having an element for holding the formed curl flatwisely against the head while the member around which the curl is Wrapped is forced out of the curl by pressure against the head, and means on one of said members for guiding a manually moved hair pin transversely of the flatwisely-held curl to cause the hair pin to embrace the curl transversely of the axis of the said curl and hold it flatwisely against the head.

11. A hair curling device comprising, a body portion having a comb at one end and a curling device at the other end, said curling device including a member around which a curl is formed and also including a member for holding the formed curl flatwisely against the head while the forming member is drawn out of the curl, said curling device also including a hair pin guide extending transversely thereof and through which a hair pin may be manually forced to cause the pin to embrace the formed curl transversely of the axis of said curl while the curl is held flatwisely against the head.

12. A hair curling device comprising, a sleeve,

a curl-forming tube slidably mounted in said tube, a spring for forcing the tube partly out of the sleeve, an elongated slot in the sleeve, a projection on the tube extending through said slot, a finger pivoted on saidprojection and extending along the tube for clamping a strand of hair against the tube, the tube being provided with a slot, one end of the sleeve having an enlargement for holding a curl flatwisely against the head while the tube is forced out of the curl, said enlargement being provided with a transverse guide for a hair pin, said hair pin guide being located in registration with the slot in the tube whereby a hair pin passed through the hair pin guide will also pass through the slot and embrace the curl transversely of the axis of said curl while the curl is held by the enlargement against the head.

13. A hair curling device comprising, a sleeve, a tubular curl-forming member telescopically mounted in the sleeve, a spring within the sleeve operative to force the curl-forming member partly out of the sleeve, an abutment on the sleeve for holding a formed curl against the head While the curl-forming member is forced out of the curl by pressure of the end of said curlforming member against thehead, the abutment being provided with a plurality of transverse guide passages through which one or'more hair pins may be passed to embrace the curl transversely of the axis of said curl while the curl is held flatwisely against the head, the curl-forming member having a plurality of slots through which said pins pass, one of said slots being in registration with each of the guide passages.

MERVIN WIDEMAN. 

